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Well, now I feel like I’ve been to a genuine, proper South American show. With apologies to Uruguay, tonight’s show in Argentina was more of what I expected when I finally got the chance to experience a Wilco concert in this part of the world. Soccer-style chants (“Olé, olé, olé, Wheel-co, Wheel-co…”)? Check. Singing along with not only lyrics, but entire guitar riffs? Sure. Unbridled enthusiasm for just about anything that took place on stage? Yes, indeed. Jeff and Co. had played in the land of tango, empanadas and Messi once before — an appearance at the Festival BUE to close out

It’s not often that Wilco plays in South America, and it’s perhaps even rarer still when the band cancels a gig, so when those two occurrences converged back in 2016 on the sextet’s brief October jaunt around the continent, it was a memorable moment. Specifically, the date was a scheduled Oct. 10 stop in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo that never happened because — if memory serves — there were some issues with transport of the band’s gear that was going to prevent it from arriving in time for the show. Well, it took nearly nine years but Wilco finally made its long-awaited Uru

Unfortunately I wasn't there either...thanks a lot, Brazilian government (and your recently revised visa policy). I can confirm from multiple sources that the band was indeed quite happy with the show, marveling that the crowd was singing along to entire songs. Seems like it would have been a lot of fun, though someday I hope to not only make it to Brazil but also to see a non-festival Wilco set in which the band can play a bit longer than just 90 minutes. Now that would be something special.

Funny, I haven't gotten any message from Ticketmaster about a time change. 8:30 would seem to be maybe the time Wilco would go on, but I don't know for sure. Seems like maybe Deep Sea Diver from 7:30-8, set change from 8-8:30 and Wilco from 8:30-10:30 would be about right?

Alas! Hope you'll be somewhere appealing (and I don 't mean just Cardiff for the ruggers)...

That would be yours truly, just saying. And I don't need a medal, but a tasty biscuit of some sort might be nice. Shall we meet up for a cuppa next month, so I can collect?

Wilco wrapped up the first leg of its 2025 touring calendar in tornado-ravaged Kentucky the same way it began three weeks earlier in steamy southern Alabama: With an extended “Evening With…” performance featuring two sets of music that offered a little something to just about every level of the fanbase, from casual to diehard. As someone who was lucky enough to attend both the first and last shows of the run, you could debate about the different setlist choices between the two and you might have detected a hint of tour weariness after a relatively grueling jaunt through the Southea

Got my ticket! Obrigado. Will I see you at the RAH next month (provided I survive the southern hemisphere)?

Ta(tlock).

For anyone who's interested, here was Waxhatchee's complete setlist: 3 Sisters Evil Spawn Can't Do Much Problem With It [Plains] Right Back To It (w/Jeff Tweedy on backing vocals and acoustic guitar) Mud Crowbar The Wolves Much Ado About Nothing Lilacs Tigers Blood Fire

[Mods: please merge this with the other thread, if you're so inclined.] Where were we? Well, by this penultimate show of the first leg of Wilco’s 2025 touring schedule, we pretty much have come to know what to expect from the band’s set. There have been occasional curveballs in the setlist over the past few weeks, but by and large, Jeff and Co. have stuck to a general framework for their roughly 120 minutes on stage every night and those who have been following along, either in person or virtually, can certainly see the basic show that the band wants to present. So in Ashevill

Ta(p-in)! Well, you hit the fairway on all the terms I couldn’t quite fit onto my scorecard. Double bogey for me!

After a stormy start to the week, the weather finally cleared tonight in Charlotte, where Wilco used a trio of birdies — One Wing, Hummingbird and Bird Without A Tail/Base Of My Skull — to card a round of three under par and take a stunning lead after the first round of the 2025 PGA Championship, one of the four major tournaments on the professional golfing calendar that is currently taking place at the Quail Hollow Club here. What’s that you say, indie/alt rock and pro golf don’t go together? Or just that sort of music and the well-heeled game of fairways, doglegs and bunkers in general?

Charles! Of course you trekked out to Wilmington. Was that the closest show on this run for you? Thanks very much for the report. Wish I could have gotten out there myself, but it was just too far of a detour with where I was coming from. I have actually seen a show out there before (Lake Street Dive, if I recall correctly) and was supposed to see another (My Morning Jacket) before scheduling forced me to cut out early. As far as sheds go, I remember it being fairly nice — especially if you're pretty close — if a bit generic. Wonder if Wilco will ever get back there. On the next amphitheater t

Ah, Wilmington. Known for Dawson’s Creek, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and, uh…I’m not sure what else. This very well could have been the first Wilco show in the coastal North Carolina burg, but I’d have to double check on that. Anyway, I kind of doubt anyone on here was at this one — the fifth gig in five nights for Jeff and Co., a rarity that occurred because their Monday off day got wiped out by the Birmingham reschedule — but maybe I’ll be proven wrong… Having been to this venue myself, I wouldn’t have expected much more than a pretty standard show and that se

It was Ed, wasn't it? And those "best behaved" trophies are probably more limited than that Hatch poster!

Good God, let’s hope not. I’ve seen those legs and, well…I’m sure Jeff would say something similar. Plus, no shorts on stage. It’s the rules, at least for any respectable act. (I guess there are exceptions. Like I’m pretty sure The Beths wear shorts on stage a lot, but they’re Kiwis so it’s endearing somehow.) But for the vast majority of bands, it should be a mantra. Live it, love it. Though I guess we’ll know when Wilco’s jumped the shark if we suddenly see John in a pair of cutoffs or something…

No, I don’t think so. I think I saw that Deep Sea Diver (cool band from Seattle, I think) is opening at the Royal Albert Hall. And sorry, I meant to say only three “Evening With…” shows on this current Southeastern U.S. tour. I don’t know if any are planned for Europe. And there are a bunch of them on the August U.S. run.

After their scheduled outdoor show at Avondale Brewing Company 10 days ago was tabled by “impending severe weather that includes lightning,” Jeff and Co. circled back to Birmingham and — due to the chance of more inclement conditions — moved inside for the makeup date. Obviously that created a different dynamic for the show than otherwise would have occurred, so I’d be interested to hear about how this Monday gig went… Here was the complete setlist, as played, according to the Wilcoworld wonks: Company In My Back Evicted Handshake Drugs Muzzle Of Bees

Not to quote myself, but just adding that it looks like Falling Apart (Right Now) was on the printed setlist in the encore after California Stars, but got cut.

Most shows are just one long set. The “Evening With…” shows, of which there were only three scheduled (Fairhope, AL, St. Petersburg and Louisville), are the ones with two sets and a short interval.

And that’s twice the usual for a lot of shows on this run; before they added Meant To Be a few shows ago, it was usually only Evicted (though to be fair, they have released a new EP since Cousin and are playing one cut off that every night). But yeah, I’d say this is more of just standard touring with a mix of everything, rather than an emphasis on any one record.

Well, have at it, show attendees. Or don’t…whatever you prefer. Here was the complete setlist, according to the Wilcoworld authorities: Spiders (Kidsmoke) (acoustic arrangement, l’m assuming, like the other time they opened with it on this run)> Wishful Thinking Evicted Handshake Drugs Meant To Be I Am Trying To Break Your Heart If I Ever Was A Child I Am My Mother Cruel Country War On War Hummingbird Quiet Amplifier Side With The Seeds Box Full Of Letters Annihilation Via Chicago Bird Witho

The title sponsor of the amphitheater at Chastain Park has probably changed at least five times over the years Wilco has been playing shows there, but the band keeps going back so the pay (and the payoff?) must continue to be good. I’ve never actually made it to a show at this particular shed myself, but I’ve heard some not-so-great things about it — or perhaps more accurately, about the audiences there — so perhaps someone can chime in about the atmosphere this time around… Here was the complete setlist, according to the folks at Wilcoworld (nice to see Many Worlds mak

Well, was it a barnburner tonight in Nashvegas at the relatively new — and humbly named — venue The Pinnacle? I have no idea since I wasn’t able to make it to this one. (Memo to all five regular readers: Including this show, I’m sadly going to miss the next five shows on this run. Gasp! I will endeavour to start the show threads as usual, if only for record-keeping purposes, but others will have to provide details.) I did see via social media that Katie Crutchfield/Waxahatchee had a special guest during their set, Brennan Wedl, and they collaborated on the cover of Kathleen Edwards